Inside the Maine State Police, officer misdeeds are kept secret
The secrecy defies the intent of the state law making officer discipline public.
Linda Smithers, who transformed Maine police oversight from outside, dies
“I would say, single handedly, as a citizen of the state of Maine, she probably made the greatest contribution to the positive changes in law enforcement that I’ve ever seen,” said the former director of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.
Somerset County hands over officer discipline records after denying their existence last year
About a quarter of Somerset County Sheriff’s Office discipline records over the last five years do not describe why officers were punished, obscuring the misconduct of those entrusted with maintaining the county’s safety.
BDN sues Maine State Police for records detailing officer misconduct
The Bangor Daily News filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Maine State Police to force it to unredact discipline records detailing the misconduct of its officers.
How outside CEOs like one dubbed ‘Chainsaw’ drove the Maine paper industry’s collapse
A Maine author spent two decades interviewing more than 100 people. His new book explores how Wall Street greed, not just globalization, killed paper mill jobs.
She reported a game warden for groping her. Now she’s not sure it was worth it.
The woman who reported a game warden for groping her said she never doubted what happened to her. But she has wondered if the painful process of pursuing charges was worth the emotional toll it exacted.
Maine stands to gain from carbon offsetting, but whether it fights climate change is complicated
When companies try to compensate for their emissions, does it do much to slow global warming? Where Maine fits in the debate.
Maine wants to pay landowners to fight climate change with their trees
A variety of groups are ramping up efforts to open up the multi-billion dollar carbon offset market to small forest landowners.
Bangor Daily News wins national award for exposing lack of accountability for county law enforcement
The series, written by Erin Rhoda, Josh Keefe and Callie Ferguson, exposed holes in the systems of accountability for county law enforcement.
How Maine lawmakers want to strengthen oversight of police
The proposals come after a recent Bangor Daily News series, Lawmen Off Limits, that investigated the failures of Maine’s system of oversight for law enforcement officers.
Customers: Don’t let Central Maine Power disconnect homes during pandemic
The complainants argued it is “unreasonable” for electric utilities to disconnect residential customers “until the worst of the pandemic” is over.
Warden temporarily loses license for groping woman during Bangor concert
The discipline is part of a civil agreement reached last week between Jeremy Judd of Mechanic Falls and the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Board of Trustees.
Breakdown in police communication made Machiasport standoff more perilous, new panel finds
The standoff ended when a marine patrol officer shot and wounded a gun-wielding man and a woman who was attempting to calm him down from a mental health crisis.
52 people say they have ‘no confidence’ in Maine mental health agency’s leader
The letter creates more pressure for the board to address allegations that Jenna Mehnert’s “abusive” management style has caused rampant turnover at the agency.
Key takeaways from our months-long investigations into county law enforcement
Off and on for about a year, the Bangor Daily News’ Maine Focus team investigated misconduct and discipline at sheriff’s offices across the state.
How we investigated wrongdoing at sheriff’s offices in Maine
“I haven’t seen your side of the story anywhere”: Behind the scenes of reporting on how county law enforcement officers escape accountability.
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